Traveling from town to town I met the artist Amaro, who was born in Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil. When I first met him during the graffiti festival Recifusion 8, I had a quick chat with him, and watched the guy painting at the event.

Some time later I heard that Amaro is promoting an independent project to launch his own book. I was cautch by the attitude of this artist, and decided to look for him to talk and understand more about the book HABITAT.

> Looking at the Amaro's work, we realize a sensitivity, delicacy and subtlety present. Amaro is able to create a parallel universe with his art (see the image gallery of this post), and sometimes it is inevitable to be dredged to this "other world". By asking Amaro how his history began, he says:

Since childhood I have connection with drawing, but I began to develop greater focus around 2009. I learned a lot watching and making mistakes, but trying again and insisting. Later I tried to improve myself looking for more experienced references.

> When asking Amaro to list some of his world travels, he mention:

In Brazil I painted in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis and Recife. In early 2014 I made a trip to Latin America and managed to paint in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Then I went to France and Germany to make some big walls. And at the end of 2015 I was a month in Mexico painting and visiting some cities.

> What about the support Amaro likes to use? I asked him about the surfaces he likes to work on.

I like painting Graffiti (walls on the streets), which allows me to travel and meet people from other places that are connected by this movement. But I'm very thorough and sometimes the art on the street does not allow me to work a long time on a piece. So I also like to use watercolor and nankin, I have time to relax and study well what I want to do, exploring every detail and can correct some errors.

> I decided to also ask about such "parallel universes" that Amaro creates, universes that both fascinate and hypnotize people.

Actually this universe is an "scape valve" from our Western way of life, which is very dynamic and interesting, but also very destructive and stifling. We created needs that seems indispensable, without thinking that one day we lived without them and we did not care much. The nature and human are increasingly disassociated.

The art uses the unconscious and I never thought "I will create this concept." It came naturally and when I realized everything was going to that side. I ended up creating an imaginary planet where I talk about another way of life and at the same time speak a few things of my experiences.

> What is the name of your book? What can you talk about this publication?

The book's name is HABITAT, once the focus is thinking about our habitat, looking from a perspective another habitat. In the pages of this book you will see photos of the trips, sketches, finalized drawings. It will also have some thoughts written by me and others who have followed my work. The idea of his book was born some time ago, but now came the moment and the opportunity to make it real. The publication should be available this year. After printed people can buy it directly from me or by the publisher Librettos.

> I decided to also ask what the reason to work on this book. It's to make money? It is to be famous? It's to spread art on the world? Why working so hard on an independent project?

I think it's a bit of everything. I don't like the word "famous", always seem banal, without much meaning and sounding like superiority. I think there are lot of important things being done that are not "famous", and many "famous" things that are not important. I would like to have more visibility for my work and find more opportunities doing what I like. I have to pay bills, and it's better if I can do this without being a slave to what I do.

> Since this project is being raised by a Crowdfunding Campaign, I wonder how people can help?